Hat support



March 26, 1935. CARUISQ 1,995,961

HAT SUPPORT Filed July 29, 1953 k iaw Patented Maia 193s q A A i I1395961 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE HAT SUPPORT Elio 'R. Caruso,Hartford, Conn. Y Application July 29, 1933, Serial No. 682,784 4Claims. 101. 206 8) invention relates to a class of devices emthe curvedshape of the crown 13 of the hat I ployed for supporting a hat;particularly in a bag which is of a softcharacter, as of felt, and as toprevent the brim from being bent, and an obshown in Fig. 1. j ject of myinvention, among others, is the pro- With the support bent to the formshown in 5 duction of a support of this type that shall be Figures 1, 2and 3 it is inserted in abag 14 with 5 simple in constructionand thatshall eifectually the bottom edge of the base 5 resting upon the performthe functions required of it. bottom of the bag. The hat then beingplaced One form of a device embodying my invention in the bag the crown13 will lie upon the rest 6 and in the construction and use of which theand the brim' 15 will be supported with its edge objects herein set out,as well as others, maybe at some distance from the bottom of the bag,-10

attained is illustrated in the accompanying drawthereby preserving thebrim in its natural shape ing, in whichand preventing its being wrinkledor creased.

Figure 1 is a side view of a bag partially torn I claim: I

away to illustrate my improved hat support '1. A hat support composed ofpasteboard or therein. similar material and including a base member, a15 Figure 2 is a view in section through. said bag rest member bendableat an'angle to said base, showing the hat support therein from a pointat and a brace cut out from the material comprising right angles to thepoint of view of Fig. 1. one of said members and projecting from theedge Figure Bis an isometric view of my improved hat of the opening thusformed in said member disupport. agonally across said angleintoengagement with 20' I Figure 4 is a face view of the same. the other ofsaid members; It is common practice at the present time in 2. A hatsupport composed of pasteboard or the sale of hats to place the hat in apaper bag similar material and including a base member 1 v with the brimresting uponthe bottom of the bag, having a broad bottom edge with endstapering and this results in the brimbeing bent out of toward eachother, a rest member bendable at 25 shape thereby destroying the neatappearance an angle to said base and' projecting beyond the of the hatwhen removed from the bag. With my end edges-of said base forming flapsbendable improved support, illustrated and described to conform to thecrown of a hat, and means for herein, thisobjectionable feature isremoved, the retaining. the base and rest at an angle one. to i hatbeing supported by the crown with the edge the other. f

of the brim clear from the bottom of the bag, 3. A hat support composedof pasteboard .orx; such support being illustrated in theaccompanysimilarmaterial'and including a base member a ing drawing inwhich the numeral 5 denotes the rest member Ibendable at aniangletosaidbase, 1 base of my improved supportv and '6 a hat rest and a braceformed of a piece cut'from said;baseformed integral with the base. Thisstructure is and bent out of an opening therein to. engage 35 preferablycomposed of pasteboard or similar said rest memberto hold it in itsangular-posi I material which may be cut to shape by means of tion withrespect to thebase'. 3 e dies and which may be shipped'flat therebyecono- 4. A hat support composed of pasteboardlo'r mizing space intransportation or it may be folded similar material and including a restmember;a 40; if desired. I base .member bendable at an angle to saidrest 40 A brace 7 is cut out from an opening 8 in the member and havingend edges inclined outwardbase, said brace having its end formed as atuck 1y away from said rest member therebyprovid- 9 to be engaged in aloop 10 made by forming slits ing flaps at the ends of said rest memberbend- 11 a short distance apart in the rest 6. able to conform to theshape of the crown of av The-Opposite edges ofjthe base 5 are bl q yhat, a brace cut from one of said members and 45 formed, said edgesapproaching each other in bendable out of an opening therein, and a loopthe direction of the rest 6 so that the ends 12 of formed by parallelslits in the other member bent the rest are separated from the base fora con for engagement by the end of said brace.

siderable portion of their length. This enables a i said rest to'becurved-toconform somewhat to ELIO R. CARUSO. I

